Ebola Outbreak in DRC is still an Emergency
Photo by: Maria Cheng and Jamey Keaten, the Associated Press Ebola outbreak in the Democratic…
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Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention launches five-year strategic plan to improve surveillance, emergency response and prevention of infectious diseases
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) launched its strategic plan to…
To test Zika vaccines, scientists need a new outbreak
Researchers are eager to test promising vaccines against Zika, the virus that sparked a global…
Malaria superbugs threaten global malaria control, scientists say
Multidrug-resistant malaria superbugs have taken hold in parts of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, threatening to…
African leaders urged to adopt ‘One Health Approach’
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called African countries attention to the importance of using…
Zika virus: Scientists hail vaccine success, human trials to start soon
A safe and effective vaccine against the Zika virus is an important step closer, with…
Kenya to host regional Disease Control centre
Kenya has been selected to host the Eastern Africa Regional Collaborating Centre of the Africa…
Angola’s health crisis deepens after slump in oil causes budget cuts
Angola is facing a public health emergency. Its public hospitals have been overwhelmed by a…
UN health agency launches global Zika response strategy; Member States briefed on outbreak
As World Health Organization (WHO) officials briefed United Nations Member States in New York on…